The Board has ordered additional development to obtain a copy of the Compensation and Pension Examination Inquiry input used for an August 2005 VA opinion, as well as radiation dose estimates. The case will be remanded to determine if the Veteran's brain cancer is related to in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: The Board has ordered additional development to obtain necessary documents and radiation dose estimates to assess whether the Veteran's brain cancer may have been caused by in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- Brain Cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1244104
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for brain cancer and its residuals, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's condition and his military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for brain cancer, finding that the Veteran did not experience an in-service injury or disease of the brain and that symptoms were not chronic in service. Brain cancer was not otherwise related to service.
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